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Before Kamala Harris became Biden's running mate, Shirley Chisholm and other Black women aimed for the White House

  • Written by Sharon Austin, Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
imageKamala Harris, a U.S. senator from California, endorsed Joe Biden for president in March. Now she is his vice presidential nominee. Jeff Kowalsky/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, the American daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants, is Joe Biden’s choice for vice president. If Biden wins in November, Harris would break three...

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With Harris pick, Biden reaches out to young Black Americans

  • Written by Sam Fulwood III, Fellow, Center for Congressional and Presidential Studies, American University
imageWill young, Black Americans turn out to vote in November?Stephen Maturen/Getty Images

With his choice of Sen. Kamala Harris as his running mate, Joe Biden may have helped bring young Black Americans to his side on Election Day.

Only 47% of those Black Americans under 30 years old that we surveyed recently planned to vote for Biden, the presumed...

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Trillions in coronavirus spending is putting AOC's favorite economic theory to the test

  • Written by Steven Pressman, Professor of Economics, Colorado State University
imageThe Fed can create all the money Uncle Sam needs. GeorgePeters/E+ via Getty Images

French philosopher Voltaire famously quipped: “If God did not exist, it would be necessary to invent him.” Something similar can be said of modern monetary theory, also known as MMT, because it may be the economy’s only hope to get through the...

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Clever chemistry turns ordinary bricks into electricity storage devices

  • Written by Julio M. D'Arcy, Assistant Professor of Chemistry, Washington University in St Louis
imageBricks could do double duty as building materials and supercapacitors.Big_Ryan/DigitalVision Vectors via Getty Images

The Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.

The big idea

In my synthetic chemistry lab, we have worked out how to convert the red pigment in common bricks into a plastic that conducts electricity, and this...

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¿El cerebro de los hombres y las mujeres realmente es diferente?

  • Written by Ari Berkowitz, Presidential Professor of Biology; Director, Cellular & Behavioral Neurobiology Graduate Program, University of Oklahoma
imageDesde el siglo XIX, investigadores que buscan entender las diferencias de género y raza se han enfocado en el cerebro humano.SebastianKaulitzki/Science Photo Library via Getty Images

La gente ha investigado sobre diferencias sexuales en el cerebro humano desde al menos el siglo XIX, cuando el científico Samuel George Morton verti&oacut...

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4 tips to help kids to cope with COVID-19 anxiety

  • Written by Steven Siegel, Professor and Chair, Psychiatry and the Behavioral Sciences, University of Southern California
imageOn the news channels, coverage of the pandemic seems 24/7. Getty Images / Chris Stein

The news coverage on COVID-19 is pervasive, persistent, and in my view as a professor of psychiatry, perilous. Sometimes it seems as though the pandemic is all we talk about.

As difficult as this experience is, it’s easier for educated adults than it is for...

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African Americans have long defied white supremacy and celebrated Black culture in public spaces

  • Written by Shannon M. Smith, Associate Professor of History, College of Saint Benedict & Saint John's University
imageProtesters at the Richmond, Virginia monument to Confederate General Robert E. Lee on June 18, 2020. Zach D Roberts/NurPhoto via Getty Images

From Richmond to New York City to Seattle, anti-racist activists are getting results as Confederate monuments are coming down by the dozens.

In Richmond, Virginia, protesters have changed the story of Lee...

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Indigenous Mexicans turn inward to survive COVID-19, barricading villages and growing their own food

  • Written by Jeffrey H. Cohen, Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
imageZapotec farmers return from their 'milpa,' the garden plots that provide much of the communities' food, in Oaxaca, Mexico. Jeffrey H. Cohen, CC BY-SA

While the coronavirus hammers Mexico, some Indigenous communities in the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca are finding creative ways to cope.

Oaxaca, one of Mexico’s poorest and most ethnically...

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Freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from mask mandates

  • Written by John E. Finn, Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
imageSome church members have no problem wearing masks; others say it's an unconstitutional mandate.Leonard Ortiz/MediaNews Group/Orange County Register via Getty Images

Mask mandates do not violate the First Amendment’s protections for freedom of speech, assembly and association, as I wrote recently in a story that examined Constitution-based...

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I'm a COVID-19 long-hauler and an epidemiologist – here's how it feels when symptoms last for months

  • Written by Margot Gage Witvliet, Assistant Professor of Social Epidemiology, Lamar University
imageMargot Gage Witvliet was hospitalized with COVID-19 in March. More than four months later, she has yet to recover.Courtesy of Margot Gage Witvliet, Author provided

Imagine being young and healthy, a nonsmoker with no preexisting health conditions, and then waking up one morning feeling like you were being suffocated by an unseen force. Back in...

Read more: I'm a COVID-19 long-hauler and an epidemiologist – here's how it feels when symptoms last for months

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  7. As coronavirus curtails travel, backyard pilgrimages become the way to a spiritual journey
  8. Armed poll watchers: New Jersey's cautionary tale ahead of the 2020 presidential election
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  10. 'Morality pills' may be the US's best shot at ending the coronavirus pandemic, according to one ethicist
  11. Cyberspace is critical infrastructure – it will take effective government oversight to make it safe
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  14. Controversias en la investigación del coronavirus muestran que la ciencia está funcionando como debería
  15. How COVID-19 might increase risk of memory loss and cognitive decline
  16. Lost your job due to coronavirus? Artificial intelligence could be your best friend in finding a new one
  17. Why New York is suing the NRA: 4 questions answered
  18. Brag and name drop: How to project credibility as workplace meetings move online
  19. Ocean warming threatens coral reefs and soon could make it harder to restore them
  20. Wearable fitness devices deliver early warning of possible COVID-19 infection
  21. 8 simple strategies to fuel your body during a pandemic
  22. What is intolerance fatigue, and how is it fueling Black Lives Matter protests?
  23. Brain scientists haven't been able to find major differences between women's and men's brains, despite over a century of searching
  24. 5 reasons Chinese students may stop studying in the US
  25. 1864 elections went on during the Civil War – even though Lincoln thought it would be a disaster for himself and the Republican Party
  26. Nuclear threats are increasing – here's how the US should prepare for a nuclear event
  27. How the sound of religion has changed in the pandemic
  28. As the coronavirus rages in prisons, ethical issues of crime and punishment become more compelling
  29. Twitter posts show that people are profoundly sad – and are visiting parks to cheer up
  30. Jim Thompson is the perfect novelist for our crazed times
  31. In Confederate statue debates, common values can bring meaningful resolution
  32. Will the GOP let Congress send money to states and cities reeling from the pandemic? 4 essential reads on the economic crisis
  33. Young Black Americans not sold on Biden, the Democrats or voting
  34. Buddhist monks have reversed roles in Thailand – now they are the ones donating goods to others
  35. Don't want federal agents in your city or town? Then protect federal property
  36. Video: What the huge COVID-19 testing undercount in the US means
  37. Pompeo's plan for a hierarchy of human rights could serve to undermine them all – including religious freedom
  38. How gene editing a person's brain cells could be used to curb the opioid epidemic
  39. Why diversity training on campus is likely to disappoint
  40. Fight for economic equality is as old as America itself
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  43. The loneliness of social isolation can affect your brain and raise dementia risk in older adults
  44. Yes, most workers can collect more in coronavirus unemployment than they earn – but that doesn't mean Congress should cut the $600 supplement
  45. The raging competition for medical supplies is not a game, but game theory can help
  46. 75 years after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Vatican is providing moral guidance on nuclear weapons
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